Re: [SWR] Carbide
All: Many years ago, a shop teacher at an Indianapolis High School knew I was a caver. He offered me 3 very large cans of Carbide. At one time they used the carbide for their welders. The carbide was filled with dust even though the cans were not opened. I obtained several gallon size paint cans of the fine grade carbide by screening the original cans. The Central Indiana Grotto used the carbide for several years. The fine grade reacted faster, but otherwise worked fine. The cans were very old even in the 1960's. I'm not sure how old the carbide was, as the school used tanks for some time. The school was an arsenal in the civil war era before being converted to a high school. The shop building basement was used to keep horses. And the administration building on campus had very thick walls. Bill Tozer In a message dated 8/23/2012 8:47:50 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, mmin...@caver.net writes: Calcium carbide is mainly used for production of acetylene for welding where it is not available in tanks. ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Carbide
All: Many years ago, a shop teacher at an Indianapolis High School knew I was a caver. He offered me 3 very large cans of Carbide. At one time they used the carbide for their welders. The carbide was filled with dust even though the cans were not opened. I obtained several gallon size paint cans of the fine grade carbide by screening the original cans. The Central Indiana Grotto used the carbide for several years. The fine grade reacted faster, but otherwise worked fine. The cans were very old even in the 1960's. I'm not sure how old the carbide was, as the school used tanks for some time. The school was an arsenal in the civil war era before being converted to a high school. The shop building basement was used to keep horses. And the administration building on campus had very thick walls. Bill Tozer In a message dated 8/23/2012 8:47:50 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, mmin...@caver.net writes: Calcium carbide is mainly used for production of acetylene for welding where it is not available in tanks. ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Carbide
All: Many years ago, a shop teacher at an Indianapolis High School knew I was a caver. He offered me 3 very large cans of Carbide. At one time they used the carbide for their welders. The carbide was filled with dust even though the cans were not opened. I obtained several gallon size paint cans of the fine grade carbide by screening the original cans. The Central Indiana Grotto used the carbide for several years. The fine grade reacted faster, but otherwise worked fine. The cans were very old even in the 1960's. I'm not sure how old the carbide was, as the school used tanks for some time. The school was an arsenal in the civil war era before being converted to a high school. The shop building basement was used to keep horses. And the administration building on campus had very thick walls. Bill Tozer In a message dated 8/23/2012 8:47:50 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, mmin...@caver.net writes: Calcium carbide is mainly used for production of acetylene for welding where it is not available in tanks. ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] Aftermath of the NSS Convention - one experience
All: The loss of power at the awards presentation was unfortunate. No microphone meant no one could hear the presentations. As for light, cavers always have lights. A write up will appear in the convention issue of the NSS NEWS with all the winners. The best we can do. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt by the downed trees. We were fortunate that cavers were at the banquet. I saw cars and tents under the branches. One car has a 2+ft diameter tree trunk on top of it, and tents flattened . Bill Tozer In a message dated 7/2/2012 4:33:57 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, pjca...@gwi.net writes: I just want to add to George's statement that John Woods from California won the Arts and Letters Award this year for his work in photography and vertical training. Like many others, no one could hear the presentation. John most certainly deserved his moment, just as all the other recipients did. Sad for everyone who didn't get their acknowledgment. By the time most of them did, half the NSS was outside trying to hold onto their belongings and rescue other peoples' possessions. Once again, a typical NSS Convention with all the usual suspects…. Peter ___ SWR mailing list s...@just119.justhost.com http://just119.justhost.com/mailman/listinfo/swr_caver.net
Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] Aftermath of the NSS Convention - one experience
All: The loss of power at the awards presentation was unfortunate. No microphone meant no one could hear the presentations. As for light, cavers always have lights. A write up will appear in the convention issue of the NSS NEWS with all the winners. The best we can do. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt by the downed trees. We were fortunate that cavers were at the banquet. I saw cars and tents under the branches. One car has a 2+ft diameter tree trunk on top of it, and tents flattened . Bill Tozer In a message dated 7/2/2012 4:33:57 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, pjca...@gwi.net writes: I just want to add to George's statement that John Woods from California won the Arts and Letters Award this year for his work in photography and vertical training. Like many others, no one could hear the presentation. John most certainly deserved his moment, just as all the other recipients did. Sad for everyone who didn't get their acknowledgment. By the time most of them did, half the NSS was outside trying to hold onto their belongings and rescue other peoples' possessions. Once again, a typical NSS Convention with all the usual suspects…. Peter ___ SWR mailing list s...@just119.justhost.com http://just119.justhost.com/mailman/listinfo/swr_caver.net
Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] Aftermath of the NSS Convention - one experience
All: The loss of power at the awards presentation was unfortunate. No microphone meant no one could hear the presentations. As for light, cavers always have lights. A write up will appear in the convention issue of the NSS NEWS with all the winners. The best we can do. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt by the downed trees. We were fortunate that cavers were at the banquet. I saw cars and tents under the branches. One car has a 2+ft diameter tree trunk on top of it, and tents flattened . Bill Tozer In a message dated 7/2/2012 4:33:57 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, pjca...@gwi.net writes: I just want to add to George's statement that John Woods from California won the Arts and Letters Award this year for his work in photography and vertical training. Like many others, no one could hear the presentation. John most certainly deserved his moment, just as all the other recipients did. Sad for everyone who didn't get their acknowledgment. By the time most of them did, half the NSS was outside trying to hold onto their belongings and rescue other peoples' possessions. Once again, a typical NSS Convention with all the usual suspects…. Peter ___ SWR mailing list s...@just119.justhost.com http://just119.justhost.com/mailman/listinfo/swr_caver.net
